The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
aAmsLEs ABOUT EUROPE
Ep,snsnss June !. !

thoroughly. and then does il, is not the
American who has three-fourtbs Of the
United Kingdom and ahotlf the same of the
continent awaiting his eager snticipatious-
Ten days spent in Ireland, If utilized 70 the
best advantaee. viii give the observant trav-
sler pretty good isiea of what the Emerald
Isle is to-.isy. s.,ciaily and politically as well
as aiioniing sufficient opportunity 10 view
the best of it, scenery. b,tt TO expIore the Is
land thoroughly sne should he prepared to
devote at least month.
Leaving Dublin for the a0urishing Scotch
Irish city of Belfast. my attention was direct
ed TO a stream called the Boyne which We
were in the act of crossing on a magnificent
viaducr of nineteen arches Now, TO the av-
erase American who can trace bis ancestry
back no further than 20 an alleged great
grandfather. the river Boyne is 0f no more
significance than the local stream known as
the Cow Skin Nevertheless there are few
thousand people residing in America who on
the first day of next July would shed their
linen and fight at the drop of hat if you
uttered sentiments not in keeping with their
particular views respecting fracas that took
place on this particular stream, in which
their alleged ancestors either ran like quarter
horses with King James u-always neck
ahead--or marched to victory under the
brave old Dutch King, who restored order 70
distracted country, and shed light 50 re
fulgant and henefcent on Anglo-Saxon his
tory. that the average Engiishman is bound
to reverence for once man whose birth
place was not on British soil Itwas a heavy
blow TO the adherents Of King James. and 1t
is not rare Occurrences now on the anniver-
sary of the battle Of the Beyne which the
erangemen celebrate to create disturbances,
especially in the large cities of the dominion.
The battle Is commt.morated BY an obelisk
$50 feet high.
1t might not be inappropriate to say here
that recognize in Ireland, and 80 must ev-
cry nam who trayerses the Island from
south TO north, two civilizations. The one
have attempted 10 portray. IN describing the
lower strata of It's sociery Is chronic mendi-
eants. and the condition Of its laborers bur
one removed from penury and want You
may draw your own conclusions. In the
town of Killarney, where the condition Of
the lower class is simply appalling, there Is
u grand cathedral, two extensive converts, u
lgnaric asylum. and workhouse But /
tarn from this picture thai confronted me to
my surprise AT Belfast, and here | found
that other civilization, that conforms more
nearly 10 that of the 18th century, and not of
medieval ages. The city of Belfast, which
l. about rs far from Dublin as Wichita is
from Emporia, has already. or at least. since
1612 been controlled by the Scotch and their
descendants Il is intensely Presbyterian to-
day, and let me say here thai this is the IS
tablisbe,l religion of scotland a. the EIiseo-
pal is Of England In no city in this, or any
other land, have seen the Sabbath 50 strict
ly observed Everybody goes to church, and
the leading yendefs of . bug juice are Pres.
byterians to the back bone II was some
thing ofa revelation 20 me to see the streets
on Sunday morning crowded with we'll
dressed people, psalm book in hand. church.
ward bound andasa whole regiment Of high
leaders in full uniform. filed into the church
in which was seated, and worshipped with
the populaee it struck me As being some
thing more than revelation; II was a ser
mon in itself In a visitation of nearly three
days was never ouee solicited for aims
The city is well-built and clean. The stores
are equal to any have ever seen. Its man
ufletories are numerous, but confined princi-
pally tothe proinction of linen fabrics. One
factory visited worked ioo9 hands. was
eourteously conducted all over this immense
establishment. and witnessed the whole pro-
cess of manufacturing linen goods of the TN
est quality, from the raw material TO the ex-
quisi;e finished article Of merchandise. |
was shown duplicate of table linen woven
for the queen, al a cost Of 80 shillings a yard
and many others including towels, handker-
chiefs. lap robes and eIiair tides Of unique
design and perfect finish. 80 marvelousiy
cheap as to make stiff tariff maa like me
weak in the knees. The population OF this
thriving city Is about 275.0o9. much OF it be-
ing Of comparatively recent ACCESSION. There
il little here 10 attract the Traveller out sight
seeing SO we leave Belfast and Ireland for
Glasgow by steamer across the Irish channel
and up the famous Clyde passing close 10
the mammoth ship yard, where nearly all
the iron constructed ocean vessels Of the
world are made Glasgow Is rirtling live
busy city. II presents. however. but few At
taactions for the t0urist-ouly a somewhat
nl0dernized cathedral rebuilt in the I2th CEN
tury on the spot occupied by 81 Mungos ca
thesirai founded somewhere about she year
$50 The erypts or basement of the ea,he-
dral are a fine piece of work of art. This is
one of the historic esiifces Of scotland and
ike many other points Of interest in the land
o-cIkes has become intensified in importance
by the giamor cast upon it by she instrue-
tive genius and iacile pen OF Sir Walter Scott
Here in these cryPis Rob Roy met Francis
Osbaldesion and in these self same crypts the
doughty Cromwell, after his victory over the
Prvshyterians at Dunbar. took 4 seourring
from the Rev. Fhachary Boyd. who boldly
enveirhe,i against Cromwell and his hide
pendents. Shall pistol the scoandrel -
whispered Thurber the Secretary. to his
master = No. no, said Cromwell. :. we viii
manage him in another way and having
asked the minister to sup with him. he con-
Guided the entertainment with prayer
which lasted until O'Clock in the morning.
Cromwell believed in fighting the devil with
fire and per Sc the coyenanters with prayers
longer than their own. There are MANY
graves in this place Of worship, graphic de-
scription i given Of it by Sir Walter Scott
who visited il in the early part OF the centu-
" and " found numerous eonere-ztfion en-
gagged in PRAYER The windows Il the Ca
thedrai are OF stained glass and we're all exc
euted AZ Munich. One donated by the aus.si
costing s260oo. In the metropolis or eeme-
terry close by, many men of note are buried.
but passed on the metropolis which.
from the passing view obtained OF il is wor-
thy of more attention. Some forty miles
from Glasgow j. the city of AYR. near
which is the birth place of Robert Burns.
devoted an entire day in visit to this
place considering the time very well spent.
The house where Bobby first saw The light
81 the ,iay-eeriainiy as unpretengious a how
ell as the eommonest piece of human clay
might not eovet-renains as in the day
when scotland's best loved poet quafFed the
brew with Tam o'shanter and Souter Johnny
That portion OF the building shown as Burns
cottage WIS a clay higgng whatever that ~
with two apartments recess Il shown in